Category - Medicine and Research

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Ruchi Shah Receives National Recognition for Cancer Research at Stony Brook

A presentation by Stony Brook senior Ruchi Shah received first place among all undergraduate and graduate students in the category Medicine and Public Health at the 2016 American Association for the Advancement of...

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Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Medicine Today Stony Brook Matters

A New York State First: Stony Brook Approved for Blood Transfusions on Ambulances

FEBRUARY 19, 2016 – Stony Brook University Hospital Ambulance Service is making strides in saving lives on-the-go. The academic medical center is the first Emergency Medical Services provider in New York State to be...

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Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Stony Brook Matters

Kidney Transplant Patient Beats the Odds and the Storm

Stony Brook University Hospital pulls together to get patient into surgery during a blizzard January 27, 2016 – A powerful nor’easter pummeled Long Island on Saturday, January 23rd, which forced emergency travel bans...

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Autism and Sign Language Experts Bring Consortium to Cambridge, Mass.

Last year, two Stony Brook faculty members joined forces to transform how experts around the world study communication and autism. Now with two major meetings under their belts, projects are underway and progress is in...

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Alumni News Highlights Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Medicine Medicine and Research Nursing Alumni News Stony Brook Matters

Online Nursing Program Makes ‘U.S. News & World Report’ Top 10 Rankings

The School of Nursing at Stony Brook University is ranked as 10th nationally for Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs in U.S. News & World Report. For the 2016 edition, schools were ranked using five categories —...

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Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Medicine Today Stony Brook Matters

Something to Smile About

Boy Left Disfigured near Congo Jungle to Receive Corrective Surgery at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital January 11, 2016 – A Congolese boy who was left severely disfigured after being attacked by a group of chimpanzees...

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Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Medicine Today Stony Brook Matters

Heart Attack Patients with History of Bypass Surgery Prone to Delayed Treatment

Study led by Stony Brook cardiologist Dr. Luis Gruberg, and published in the ACC journal Interventions, assesses more than 15,000 patient cases from nearly 300 U.S. hospitals December 31, 2015 – Heart attack patients...

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Alumni News Highlights Main University Medicine and Research Medicine Today Stony Brook Matters

Stony Brook WTC Wellness Program Donates 9/11 Responder Oral Histories to the Library of Congress

The 200 oral histories are the first installment of a collection to be housed permanently in the American Folklife Center December 22, 2015 – Benjamin Luft, MD, the Edmund Pellegrino Professor of Medicine at Stony Brook...

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Alumni News Highlights Main University Medicine and Research Medicine Today Stony Brook Matters

Study Reveals Environment, Behavior Contribute to Some 80 Percent of Cancers

“Substantial contribution of extrinsic risk factors to cancer development” publishes December 16 in Nature December 16, 2015 – A team of researchers from Stony Brook University, led by Yusuf Hannun, MD, the Joel Strum...

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Health Technology and Management News Main University Medicine and Research Stony Brook Matters

New Technology Means Fewer Surgeries For Kids With Scoliosis

Stony Brook Medicine Offers Innovative, Non-Invasive Treatment to Correct Curving Spines December 9, 2015 – Scoliosis – typically defined as the curvature of the spine— affects around 3 out of every 100 people. While...

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Dental Alumni News Main University Medicine and Research Stony Brook Matters

Microbiome Technology Developed at Stony Brook May Help Combat Certain Infections

Ortek Therapeutics licenses Stony Brook’s patent applications for new microbiome altering compositions and methods for reducing body odor causing bacteria and S. Aureus proliferation November 19, 2015 – Stony Brook...

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Alumni News Highlights Alumni Spotlight Medicine and Research Nursing Alumni News Stony Brook Matters

2015 School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Announced

Barbara M. Mills, DNP ’09 was recently announced as the 2015 School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. Dr. Mills has made and continues to make significant contributions to the profession of Nursing...

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Alumni News Highlights Campaign Giving Back Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Medicine Today Stony Brook Matters

Former Stony Brook Undergraduate and Medical Student Helps Create Scholarship for Minorities

Alicia Stovell-Washington made a generous donation to the Dr. Aldustus Jordan Underrepresented Minorities in Medicine Endowed Alumni Scholarship Alicia Stovell-Washington ’84, ’88 first encountered Aldustus Jordan at a...

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Alumni Chapters & Groups Alumni Events Alumni News Highlights Dental alumni Dental Alumni News Medicine and Research Stony Brook Matters

School of Dental Medicine’s Class of ’85, ’00 Reunite in NYC

On Saturday, November 14, the School of Dental Medicine’s classes of 1985 and 2000 met up in Manhattan to celebrate the class of 1985’s 30th anniversary and the class of 2000’s 15th. Alumni...

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Medicine and Research Medicine Today Stony Brook Matters

Stony Brook-led Team to Evaluate Racial Differences in GI Cancer Biology

The research initiative, supported by a $1.2 million NCI grant, combines the expertise of Stony Brook, SUNY Downstate, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories November 4, 2015 – Americans of African descent are at a...

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Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research News Highlights Nursing Alumni News Stony Brook Matters Wellness

Student Health Center Nurse Wins National Award for Dedication and Service

Maureen Pavone, an RN at Stony Brook University’s Student Health Service, received the Susan Shearer Award from the New York State College Health Association (NYSCHA), which is made up of both private and public...

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Medicine and Research Stony Brook Matters

Stony Brook Medicine Reaches Agreement with EmblemHealth to Include Exchange Plan

October 20, 2015 — Stony Brook University Hospital and EmblemHealth have reached a provider services agreement effective November 1, 2015, resulting in in-network coverage through EmblemHealth’s Select Care Network, for...

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Category - Medicine and Research

Ruchi Shah Receives National Recognition for Cancer Research at Stony Brook

A New York State First: Stony Brook Approved for Blood Transfusions on Ambulances

Kidney Transplant Patient Beats the Odds and the Storm

Online Nursing Program Makes ‘U.S. News & World Report’ Top 10 Rankings

Something to Smile About

Heart Attack Patients with History of Bypass Surgery Prone to Delayed Treatment

Stony Brook WTC Wellness Program Donates 9/11 Responder Oral Histories to the Library of Congress

Study Reveals Environment, Behavior Contribute to Some 80 Percent of Cancers

New Technology Means Fewer Surgeries For Kids With Scoliosis

Microbiome Technology Developed at Stony Brook May Help Combat Certain Infections

2015 School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Announced

Former Stony Brook Undergraduate and Medical Student Helps Create Scholarship for Minorities

School of Dental Medicine’s Class of ’85, ’00 Reunite in NYC

Stony Brook-led Team to Evaluate Racial Differences in GI Cancer Biology

Student Health Center Nurse Wins National Award for Dedication and Service

Stony Brook Medicine Reaches Agreement with EmblemHealth to Include Exchange Plan

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